Cooperative Agreement to a USA Nonprofit, For-Profit, or IHE to Administer a Grant Program for Rural Law Enforcement Agencies

Supporting Small, Rural, and Tribal Law Enforcement Agency Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program

Agency

Federal

GrantWatch ID#

207944

Funding Source

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

CFDA Number: 16.835

Funding or PIN Number: O-BJA-2023-171563

Geographic Focus

All USA

Important Dates

Deadline: 04/04/23 8:59 PM ET - Grants.gov deadline; 04/11/23 8:59 PM ET - JustGrants deadline.

Grant Description

Cooperative agreement to a USA nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, or IHE to provide technical assistance and to administer a grants program providing technology to rural law enforcement agencies. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to administer a competitive microgrant program to small, rural, and tribal law enforcement agencies seeking to initiate or expand a body-worn camera program.

The Supporting Small, Rural, and Tribal Law Enforcement Agency Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (SRT-BWCPIP) supports the administration of a microgrant program that is tailored to and streamlined for small, rural, and tribal agencies that have historically not been successful in winning awards under BJA’s Body-worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (BWCPIP) to Support Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA).

The selected applicant will be responsible for designing and administering the competitive funding program that will distribute the microgrants. After it makes the award, BJA will work with the grantee to finalize the selection criteria. The applicant must demonstrate the ability to administer a microgrant program and subject matter expertise in body-worn cameras. Considering these specific requirements, BJA strongly encourages partnerships with other organizations providing supporting complementary services.

Goals, Objectives, and Deliverables: https://bja.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh186/files/media/document/O-BJA-2023-171563.pdf#page=8

Recipient

Eligibility

For profit organizations other than small businesses
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)

Additional Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Applicants:
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Other

Other:
Public and state controlled institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education) that have experience in managing and delivering training and technical assistance on complex criminal justice technology implementations at the national and local levels.

Organizations that apply for this opportunity are expected to have demonstrated experience and expertise in body-worn camera implementation, particularly with small, rural, and tribal agencies. They must understand the full cost and resources required for a body-worn camera program; understand the impact, benefits, and challenges that digital evidence generated from BWCs have on law enforcement agencies; understand the impacts, benefits, and challenges of managing BWC footage and sharing footage across criminal justice agencies; and understand how BWC programs can be used to build community trust and advance constitutional policing practices.

Organizations that apply for this opportunity are expected to have demonstrated experience and expertise in working with and managing subawardees/micrograntees, including distribution of grant funds (pass-through).

BJA will consider applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant. Any others must be proposed as subrecipients (subgrantees).

Pre-Proposal Conference

BJA will hold a solicitation webinar on February, 27 at 1:00 p.m. ET. This call will provide a detailed overview of the solicitation and allow an opportunity for interested applicants to ask questions. Preregistration is required for all participants.

Register: https://ojp.webex.com/webappng/sites/ojp/meeting/register/d58eefcf480749c186174df7de272542?ticket=4832534b0000000678a7671e6a6cf3d5f9dd3323a25e2395948faccef36c70a738724252d302d059×tamp=1676367052848&RGID=rf804d1fcc8c1da07c0037c5c7d3146df

Pre-Application Information

The SF-424 and the SF-LLL must be submitted in Grants.gov by April 04, 2023 8:59 PM ET.

The full application must be submitted in JustGrants by April 11, 2023 8:59 PM ET.

To use the webinar time most efficiently, BJA encourages participants to review the solicitation and submit any questions they may have in advance and no later than February 23.

Before submitting an application, all applicants must register with the System for Award Management (SAM). Registration and renewal can take up to 10 business days to complete.

Applications must be submitted to DOJ electronically through a two-step process via Grants.gov and JustGrants:
- Step 1: The applicant must submit by the Grants.gov deadline the required Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF-424) and a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SFLLL) form when they register in Grants.gov. Submit the SF-424 and SF-LLL as early as possible, but no later than 48 hours before the Grants.gov deadline. If an applicant fails to submit in Grants.gov, they will be unable to apply in JustGrants.
- Step 2: The applicant must submit the full application, including attachments, in JustGrants by the JustGrants application deadline.

View this opportunity on Grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345824

For a list of application documents, see the Package tab (press Preview) on the Grants.gov page above.

Watch the webinar recording from February 27, 2023: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/webinar/bwc-tta-srt-recording

Additional Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$8,000,000

Number of Grants

Estimated Size of Grant

$8,000,000

Term of Contract

Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/23
Period of Performance Duration: 36 months

Contact Information

Submit pre-webinar questions to grants@ncjrs.gov.

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center at 800-851-3420, 301-240-6310 (TTY for hearing-impaired callers only), or grants@ncjrs.gov.

For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424 and a SF-LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, Grants.gov Customer Support, or support@grants.gov.

For technical assistance with submitting the full application in JustGrants, contact the JustGrants Service Desk at 833-872-5175 or JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov.

Cooperative Agreement to a USA Nonprofit, For-Profit, or IHE to Administer a Grant Program for Rural Law Enforcement Agencies

Supporting Small, Rural, and Tribal Law Enforcement Agency Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program

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